We have databases that are collections of academic resources organised by subject. These are great for more detailed searches for your research. You can access these via the ‘Find databases’ link in LibrarySearch. The following are databases which relate to Media Production:

Academic research

Art Full Text An index of art journal articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Some journals are available in full text. See the Art Full Text guide to find out more.

Artstor Artstor features millions of high-quality images and media from some of the world’s top photo archives, museums, libraries, scholars, and artists, including rare materials not available anywhere else. All content in Artstor is rights-cleared for education and research — you are free to use it in presentations and assignments. See the Artstor guide

International Encyclopaedia of Communication: Spans the breadth of communication studies, including theories, media and communication phenomena, research methods, problems and concepts.

JSTOR: A full-text archive of core scholarly journals, dating from the first issue up until two to five years ago. Subject coverage includes many journal titles relevant to media and journalism.

Project MUSE: An online database which provides full-text access to high quality journals from scholarly publishers. We currently subscribe to a wide range of titles for you to search in.

Scopus: Access Scopus to discover relevant and authoritative research. Visit our guide to learn more.

Web of Science: You can search the arts and humanities section within Web of Science. Look at our database guide to see how to search the collection.

Business and marketing databases

Business Source Premier: A major business research database, providing access to over 2,100 full text journals covering the subject areas of marketing, management, finance, accounting and economics. Additional full-text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses. See our Business Source Premier guide.

Mintel Reports: a collection of market research reports, news items, and analyst insights that contain details of consumer research, analysis, market drivers, market segmentation, and forecasts. See our guide for more information.

World Advertising Research Center (WARC): An online service offering advertising best practice, evidence and insights from the world’s leading brands. Also includes company profiles, articles, case studies and research on key marketing topics. Log in via Open Athens. See our guide for more information.

Fiction and magazines

Libby: A free app which allows you to borrow e-books, digital audiobooks, and popular magazines from our CCCU OverDrive library. They also offer access to film including music concerts. You can stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data or download them to use offline. You can also connect to your public library account using Libby. See our Overdrive guide.

Rock’s Backpages: An online library of pop music journalism. Over 34000 classic articles crossing a number of genres by the finest music writers of the past 50 years.

Vogue Archive: You can search the entire collection of Vogue. Subjects covered includes; textiles and dress, fashion history, popular culture, gender studies, photography and graphic design and marketing.

Resources for data

ABC data: ABC releases data for the UK media industry to use when trading print, digital and event advertising. Access ABC historical data and reports dating from the year 2000.

The Office for National Statistics: The UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics as its recognised national statistical institute. They collect and publish statistics related to the economy, population and society at national, regional and local levels. They also conduct the census in England and Wales every 10 years. https://www.ons.gov.uk/

TRILT (TV & Radio Index for Learning and Teaching): Lists over 475 TV and radio channels.

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